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The area's most popular female-only health club, Healthworks enjoys a loyal clientele of area professionals and stay-at-home moms. Besides all the requisite modern machines and amenities, each location offers...
citysearch.com - expert review - 12/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very nice gym. The best women only gym I ever been too. Only issue I have with this place is the price. It can be very expensive and they don't have any Healthworks in the South Shore area. They…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my gym- never thought I would join a womens gym but love it here!
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to rain on the 5 star parade up in here, but I had the most miserable experience here. I was blown away at how disappointing it was because I read yelp first and was crazy excited to sign up! I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So i really hated my personal trainer she had absolutely no personality. But i had a great massage here and i really needed an eyebrow wax so i booked an appt. BIG MISTAKE. i had an eyebrow wax done…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I recently joined this gym after nearly a year gym-free. I had a tough winter physically and had started panting after just one flight of stairs, so I thought I wouldn't survive a more active summer…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Healthworks, how I love you! I was never a gym rat. I hated running. And then I walked into Healthoworks! I don't feel self conscious at this gym! There are no anorexic girls in booty shorts running…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My second home in Boston! I've easily and happily spend 2-3 hours at this gym, with its multitude of equipment, classes, ROCK CLIMBING WALL, sauna and jacuzzi! Considering how often I go and the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
dear healthworks, it doesn't matter that you take $76 from me every month. it doesn't matter that i pay extra to park in your garage. what matters is that you're sparkly clean, you have about a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE Healthworks!! Over the years, I went to the Healthworks gyms in Brookline, Back Bay, and Porter Square. I thought it was a bit on the pricey side, but always felt it was worth every cent! Plus,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great all women's gym, best in the area. Classes are fabulous and they offer a good variety of extreme cardio to easy going strength-training. Machines are almost always available, even during peak…
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Healthworks...so awesome. This Healthworks, a bit less awesome than others.
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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I love healthworks on BU Campus, the staff are friendly, there's so many different classes that are offered, membership options are great, and it's CLEAN. I love the TVs on each machine, makes running on the...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Recently, I had a discussion about "expensive people" with someone, and so, ended pondering what it really means to be an "expensive person," and whether I was one. An expensive person: a person who…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After having lived in LA for over 2 years now, I still get nolstagic and miss this gym. This was the cleanest and best gym I've ever been to. People are friendly, and the place has none of that…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The only problem with Healthworks is that you're spoiled for life and will always be disappointed in any other gym you visit.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE IT. I just switched from my current gym (see my reviews, you'll see why!). There are so many classes I want to try out, I hear their instructors are great. The locker room is amazing -- I…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This gym is amazing! Just walking into the lobby you can tell it's not your average gym. Clean and trendy, awesome healthy cafe with a great menu and daily specials, computer lab/lounge that always…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is perfect in every way (see other reviews), except: 1) Too damn expensive. I left it for the Watertown location of BSC, which is just as nice in my opinion, and costs just over half as…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It has the atmosphere of a spa, which really motivates me to get my butt off the couch and to the gym. The staff is friendly and the classes I have taken have been fun. I love…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I thought the monthly fees for this place were steep... that was until I moved to LA, and even the cheap gyms cost $70 a month. At any rate, great classes, super friendly staff, diverse clientle, and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've belonged to or visited almost every gym in Cambridge and Somerville (and a few in Medford and Arlington) and this is the second nicest place to work out (if you can put up with the all-women vibe…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's nice to go to a gym where the weights aren't overcrowded with jacked up dudes gettin swole. It smells better too... locker rooms are spacious and clean. The higher fee for prime time…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with everyone on this page!!! Healthworks is the Bomb!! I absolutely am so motivated just by its aesthetic's --it really makes you wanna work out, w/huge studio rooms, huge cardio and weight…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
UPDATE: I'm knocking HW down a few stars. I find it to be absolute bullshit that I pay $80/month for a semi-limited membership and for a gym that is so insanely crowded all of the time that it's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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makes going to the gym a pleasant experience... great layout... good variety of classes... climbing wall and movies in front of the cardio equipment are a big plus... great staff... no mommy & me classes......
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
let's talk about my home away from home. The equipment is clean, up-to-date and you don't have to wait in line. The staff is sooo helpful and always says 'hi!'. HW has a Eucalyptus sauna, a steam room…
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The most fabulous gym I've ever been to. Personable, clean, amazing classes, amazing service, member-friendly. Definitely not cheap, but totally manageable (it costs me $69/month, which is steep.…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Healthworks is the first and only gym I have ever belonged to and I do believe that it has spoiled me for life. What other gym offers just released movies playing on plasma screens while you run, state…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here since July 2005, and I've always been satisfied during every visit. I don't like working out with men because they tend to hog the strength-training equipment (sorry dudes, but…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I recently joined and I love this place! No intimidating guys and super friendly staff. TONS of classes, lots of cardio machines, weights and much more. One of the nicest gym locker rooms I've seen…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best gym ever. I love individual televsions on the treadmills. Running is still painful but at least I can watch Flavor of Love whilst torturing myself for 40 minutes. My favorite class used to be…
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best gym ever. contest over. gold's can just close down and bsc and take their 3 lane pool and drink it. sorry fellas, this is for independent (ly wealthy) women. basically, this is what a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This gym is in the perfect location for me and I never have a problem getting on a machine, even at 5:30 or 6:00PM. The staff is helpful and the place is clean and I enjoy having the movies/news to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2006
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I have nothing but positive things to say about the gym itself, but I've found Member Services at their corporate department to be mediocre at best. After leaving the gym because we were moving out of town,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good gym, yes. No men. No pool either, so I dock it a star. But they have more classes than you can shake a stick at and a sauna, steam room and hot tub... and all the body care products smell great.
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this women's-only gym (and this is coming from someone who has never had any previous history of working out, nevermind an actual membership). The concept is great (no smelly boys!) and the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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Beautiful spa-like setting makes going there feel like an indulgence.
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My hands down favorite gym. Hell, it's one of my favorite free time places to be! They have great, *clean*, facilities. They have the cardio sound studio - where you can plug your headphones into…
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For my first three years at BU, I loved Heathworks. It was a great place to go to workout without being intimidated by a group of large men lifting weights and staring at the girls. I must admit,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This gym is AMAZING. Gorgeous facilities. The women's-only aspect means that the weight machines here have weights in smaller increments, which I consider a plus. There's a sauna, spa, a great variety…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a girl's dream gym - spotless architecture, moisturizer and other goodies in the locker room, chick flicks shown daily on TV screens... And I've heard that with the new BU Fitness and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The bourgeious workout here. This place is a women's only facility that is ranked as one of the best gyms in America. They have great classes, especially spinning, yoga, urban rebounding, etc.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2005
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if you need some r & r, this is the place for you! if you want a clean and funky environment to work out in, this is the place for you! bring your baby, free child care!!!
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Healthworks in general is great but the Brookline location is fabulous with a great layout, good variety of classes, climbing wall, movies in front of the cardio equipment and great staff
lilaguide.com - user review - 03/13/2005
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They make it a pleasurable experience to go to the gym.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/26/2005
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Not a great resource for moms...no mommy & me classes and expensive day-care.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/12/2005
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